n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' pä-d ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -o · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from apodidonai to give back, deliver, from apo- + didonai to give ― more at DATE
Date: 1604
: the main clause of a conditional sentence ― compare PROTASIS